How to Use simultaneous in a Sentence

simultaneous

adjective
  • The two gunshots were simultaneous.
  • One saving grace of these simultaneous slumps is that the two teams are well-matched.
    M.j., The Economist, 31 July 2019
  • Stocks and bonds have been in a simultaneous correction for the first time in decades.
    WSJ, 7 Aug. 2022
  • Both of us swung our shotguns on the flock and triggered simultaneous shots.
    Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Oct. 2021
  • His daughter told him the videos only showed two of three simultaneous fights.
    Bisma Parvez, Detroit Free Press, 5 Feb. 2020
  • Hours later, they were jolted awake by the simultaneous buzzing of their cell phones.
    Catherine Cusick, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
  • When the school sent out an emergency alert phone call, the simultaneous rings echoed up and down the line.
    Katie Langford, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
  • When the school sent out an emergency alert phone call, the simultaneous rings echoed up and down the line.
    Katie Langford, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • In large homes or ones with many simultaneous users, the upper limits may not match high-end fiber plans.
    Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
  • There are not a lot of words that express two simultaneous emotions.
    BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2021
  • On Thursday, eight players at a time formed four teams to play two simultaneous games on one court.
    Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
  • The rebels mounted simultaneous assaults to the north, forcing the roads to close for days.
    Robert F. Worth, New York Times, 24 May 2017
  • Murray absorbed a simultaneous foul and hit the free throw.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Any change in the state of one of the particles triggers a simultaneous change in the state of the other.
    Dhananjay Khadilkar, Scientific American, 2 July 2020
  • The world’s youngest country faces the simultaneous scourges of civil war, famine and a cholera outbreak.
    Conor Gaffey, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2017
  • But the real shift in our space has been the simultaneous demand for and distrust of experts.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
  • The boy seemed to trigger simultaneous fear and doting in his mother.
    Maureen O'Connor, The Cut, 19 Apr. 2018
  • The plan calls for two simultaneous firework displays — one on the north end and another on the south end of town.
    Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2023
  • Since the near simultaneous fundraising rounds, the two have been framed as competitors.
    Rhonda Richford, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
  • However, the simultaneous blows from the storm and her health have made the way ahead difficult.
    William Thornton | [email protected], al, 28 Sep. 2020
  • The simultaneous presence of two or more diseases in a patient.
    Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Mar. 2020
  • Some of the doctors ran simultaneous cases on just a handful of occasions over the past few years.
    Justin Mayo, The Seattle Times, 26 May 2017
  • The ballet’s high point comes in the third act, with simultaneous pas de deux outside Musetta’s cafe.
    Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Finding a simultaneous transfer feature can save quite a bit of time for those with heavy duty transfer needs.
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The whinny is produced by two simultaneous sounds, known as biphonation.
    Liz Neporent, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The union won the agreements after a six-week strike that was its first simultaneous walkout at all three companies at the same time.
    Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Jackson was charged with a felony for simultaneous possession of drugs and a firearm and felony drug possession.
    arkansasonline.com, 2 Feb. 2026
  • That tells you quite a bit about the simultaneous chaos and uneventfulness of the Oscars this year.
    Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2021
  • The move gives him three simultaneous top 10 titles, part of a broader surge that places 14 of his songs on the chart.
    Russ Penuell, Billboard, 31 Mar. 2026
  • At the same time, any increase in fiber warrants a simultaneous increase in hydration.
    Danielle Zickl, SELF, 27 Nov. 2025

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